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Bladder Cancer Risk Factors
Dietary fruits/vegetables and vitamins A, C, and E had no effect on bladder cancer risk
December 29th, 2005
Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, and vitamins A, C, and E had no effect on bladder cancer risk. A recent article published in the journal Cancer Causes & Control described a study "to examine the relation between fruits and vegetables, carotenoids, folate, and vitamins A, C, E and the risk of bladder cancer in a prospective study of women." "A total of 237 incident bladder cancer cases were documented during 20 years of follow-up among 88,796 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study. Dietary intake was assessed by food-frequency questionnaires every two to four years and incident diagnosis of bladder cancer was ascertained every two...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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